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UFC® today announced that the 7th annual UFC International Fight Week™ will take place in Las Vegas from Tuesday, July 3 through Sunday, July 8, headlined by the highly anticipated UFC® 226: MIOCIC vs. CORMIER, presented by Modelo, as well as THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER®: UNDEFEATED FINALE, the 2018 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and a two-day, interactive UFC Fan… Read More

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Barboza suspended indefinitely following Kevin Lee brawl

April 23, 2018 fightersxchange0 comment

Kevin Lee: suspended for 30 days with no contact during training Edson Barboza: suspended indefinitely pending CT scan of head and facial bones; suspended at minimum for 60 days with 30 days no contact during training due to TKO and facial lacerations Cub Swanson: suspended 14 days with no contact during training Justin Willis: suspended indefinitely pending X-rays of ribs… Read More

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Jon Jones to Alexander Gustafsson: ‘You will never beat me’, and that’s a ‘promise’

April 20, 2018 fightersxchange0 comment

It looks like Jon Jones tuned in to Joe Rogan’s recent podcast with Alexander Gustafsson on the Joe Rogan Experience MMA show. Gustafsson, who lost a razor close decision to Jones in 2013, told Rogan that beating ‘Bones’ is ‘bigger than taking the belt’ and entertained the possibility of a boxing match with the former light heavyweight champion. Jones, who… Read More

PFL reimagines MMA, reveals full 2018 roster & schedule, $10 million in prizemoney

April 16, 2018 fightersxchange0 comment

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) presents MMA in a season format, in which fighters compete in regular-season match-ups, win-and-advance playoffs, and season-ending championship fights. The PFL 2018 Season has 72 fighters in six weight-classes, fully detailed below the promo. The regular season is broadcast on Thursday nights in June, July, and August. The top eight in each weight-class face-off in single… Read More

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Justin Gaethje says he only has five fights left

April 15, 2018 fightersxchange0 comment

Regardless of how it all plays out, the big winners on every single fight involving Justin Gaethje always seem be the fans. If you ask the fighter aptly called “The Highlight,” that’s what really matters. While Saturday night ended with a come from behind TKO from Dustin Poirier, Gaethje seems happy he was able to put on yet another fight of… Read More

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Covington: Raquel Pennington hates me because her wife wants my tiny tornado

April 14, 2018 fightersxchange0 comment

“Who is Raquel Pennington? What is she, 9-5 in the weakest division in the UFC? Let me tell you the real reason Raquel Pennington is mad at me. She’s mad at me ‘cause her wife, when she was at American Top Team, Tecia Torres, was always googly-eyed over me, staring at me across the mats. She must have walked in… Read More

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Rockhold: LHWs are vulnerable I want to go on the f@$%in attack

April 14, 2018 fightersxchange0 comment

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold appeared recently on Submission Radio for a candid, wide-ranging interview. “It’s pretty much sure that I’m going up ,” he said. “Bisping’s not gonna want the fight. He’s never wanted the fight. He knows what happened last time around, and so he’s gonna run his mouth, he’s gonna talk about it, try… Read More

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Should Brock Lesnar get Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier UFC title winner?

April 11, 2018 fightersxchange0 comment

If former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE starBrock Lesnar returns to the octagon, should he get an immediate UFC title shot? More specifically, should Lesnar (5-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) fight the winner of July’s much-anticipated UFC 226 pay-per-view headliner, which features heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) vs. light-heavyweight titleholder Daniel Cormier (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) in… Read More

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Floyd Mayweather confirms MMA crossover

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 fightersxchange0 comment

TMZ just caught up with Floyd Mayweather who claims he’s serious about crossing-over into mixed martial arts and will begin training with MMA fighter Tyron Woodley shortly in order to prepare for this new foray. Check out what he had to say… Mayweather on whether he’s already begun training with Woodley: “I’ma start soon. We been texting back and forth,… Read More

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Tapout co-founder Charles Lewis documentary ‘Mask’ debuts 4/3

March 7, 2018 fightersxchange0 comment

The UFC Hall of Famer Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis was born on June 23, 1963, founded Tapout with Dan ‘Punkass’ Caldwell and Tim ‘SkySkrape’ Katz in 1997, and died on March 11, 2009, when his vehicle was struck by a drunk driver, who has since been sentenced to prison. ‘Mask’ was and remains beyond death one of the pillars of mixed martial arts. His… Read More